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1146 Summary judgment—for plaintiff
(1) The plaintiff may, at any time after a defendant files a notice of
intention to respond or defence, apply to the court for summary
judgment against the defendant.
(2) The court may give judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant
for all or a part of the plaintiff’s claim for relief, unless satisfied that—
(a) the defendant has a good defence to the claim for relief on the
merits; or
(b) sufficient facts are disclosed to entitle the defendant to defend
the claim for relief generally.
(3) Without limiting subrule (2), the court may give judgment for the
plaintiff for damages to be assessed.
Summary judgment Division 2.11.5
Rule 1147
(4) The court may make any other order it considers appropriate.
1 The court may give the defendant leave to defend on conditions.
2 The court may order the defendant to pay an amount into court.
(5) If the plaintiff’s claim is for the return of a particular goods (whether
or not the claim includes a claim for hire or damages for detention),
the court may make an order for the return of the goods to the plaintiff
without giving the defendant the option of keeping the goods and
paying the value of the goods.
Note For the enforcement of the order, see r 2441 (Enforcement—orders for
return of goods etc).
damages includes the value of goods.